freightliner

[ freyt-lahy-ner ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a train for transporting containerized freight.

Origin of freightliner

1
First recorded in 1960–65; freight + liner1

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British Dictionary definitions for Freightliner

Freightliner

/ (ˈfreɪtˌlaɪnə) /


nountrademark
  1. a goods train carrying containers that can be transferred onto lorries or ships

  2. (in Britain) a containerized transportation service involving both rail and road

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